UNL Opera presents the regional premier of The Light in the Piazza, which garnered six Tony Awards after opening on Broadway at the Lincoln Center in 2005.
This musical is the work of composer Adam Guettel, grandson of Richard Rodgers (celebrated composer of Oklahoma, Carousel, The Sound of Music and more) and son of Mary Rodgers (composer of the musical Once Upon a Mattress).
Guettel's rich musical heritage shines in an elegant score, which blurs the line between opera and musical theatre. Set in 1953 in Italy, a mother and daughter from Winston Salem, North Carolina spend a summer-escape in Florence, where love blooms amidst breathtaking beauty and an unfamiliar culture. Learning to speak Italian doesn't bridge the distance between the two cultures as effectively as love proves to do.
An innocent romance between the young Italian Fabrizio and American Clara seems to challenge the beliefs and ignite the passions within both families. A fresh, romantic musical in which every character's most vulnerable secrets are exposed to the light, The Light in the Piazza.
Produced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co. owner of the original motion picture "Light In The Piazza" based on the novel by Elizabeth Spencer.

*Opera Pre-Talk — "Opera & Musical Theatre Mingle...and Win" presented by Alisa Belflower, director of The Light in the Piazza, in Westbrook Music Building, Room 119, 45-minutes before each performance.